A boy sitting on the roadside on the park grounds of Shelby Park. This large urban park is located approximately three miles east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee in East Nashville, along the Cumberland River. The Nashville Park Commission...

A man standing in front of a stone wall, with an electric automobile in the background parked near a residence. Electric automobiles were a special model that was mainly sold to women drivers and physicians who desired the dependable immediate...

A parade of horseback riders and wagons connected with one of the two railroad tented circuses playing Nashville in the fall of 1938: Robbins Bros. Circus played the lot across Fourth Avenue from the Fairgrounds on August 29th, 1938 and there was a...

A view of Nashville landscape and roads as seen from Reservoir Hill, April 8, 1928. The reservoir structure itself is not pictured in this view, though some of the upper hill area is visible. The reservoir, located at 1401 8th Avenue South, was...

A woman driving an electric automobile with a Tennessee license plate along a road, circa 1910. This electric automobile was powered by a rechargeable lead acid battery, a model that was mainly sold to women drivers who desired a vehicle without a...

A photograph of Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church. Formerly Twelfth Avenue Church of Christ, Abyssinia Missionary Baptist sits at 1810 Twelfth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee. The current Baptist congregation gained the church in 1971. ...

A view across the meadow of Shelby Park, Nashville, Tennessee. : Shelby Park is a large urban park located approximately three miles east of downtown Nashville, Tennessee in East Nashville, along the Cumberland River. The Nashville Park...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial view of the Crieve Hall and Nolensville Road area, south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. This is a January 3, 1961 aerial view of the neighborhoods and landscapes. Forms part of Record Group 412, Photographs Collection. 1 photograph...

An aerial photograph of downtown Nashville, Tennessee (center) and the bridges spanning over the Cumberland River to East Nashville. The Vanderbilt University campus area near West End Avenue and 21st Avenue is pictured, as well as the Nashville...

An aerial photograph of downtown Nashville, Tennessee (center) and the bridges spanning over the Cumberland River to East Nashville. The Vanderbilt University campus area near West End Avenue and 21st Avenue is pictured, as well as the Nashville...

An aerial photograph of the Knapp Farm acreage near the present-day Nashville International Airport, January 3, 1961. Knapp Farm, approximately 300 acres, was once a flourishing demonstration farm, owned and operated by the Knapp School of Country...

An aerial photograph of the Knapp Farm acreage near the present-day Nashville International Airport, January 3, 1961. Knapp Farm, approximately 300 acres, was once a flourishing demonstration farm, owned and operated by the Knapp School of Country...

An aerial photograph of the Knapp Farm acreage near the present-day Nashville International Airport, January 3, 1961. Knapp Farm, approximately 300 acres, was once a flourishing demonstration farm, owned and operated by the Knapp School of Country...

An aerial photograph of the Knapp Farm acreage near the present-day Nashville International Airport, January 3, 1961. Knapp Farm, approximately 300 acres, was once a flourishing demonstration farm, owned and operated by the Knapp School of Country...